{"id":647098,"date":"2010-01-28T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/microsoft-quarter-huge-thanks-to-windows-7-2010-1"},"modified":"2010-01-28T16:50:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T21:50:00","slug":"microsoft-quarter-huge-thanks-to-windows-7-msft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/647098","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Quarter Huge Thanks To Windows 7 (MSFT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft blew past expectations<\/a> for December quarter revenue and profits thanks to huge Windows 7 sales.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the Windows division achieved $6.9 billion in sales, up 70% year-over-year and beating Wall Street estimates in the low-to-mid $6 billion range. Microsoft says it has sold 60 million Windows 7 licenses so far, “making it the fastest selling operating system in history.”<\/p>\n

The $5.4 billion in operating income from the Windows division represented more than 60% of the company’s total.<\/p>\n

Overall, Microsoft reported $19.02 billion in sales, up 14% year-over-year and soundly beating the Street’s $17.84 billion consensus. EPS came in at $0.74 per share — $0.60 diluted per share — above the $0.59 analyst consensus.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Microsoft’s online division continues to burn cash. The Online Services Business lost $466 million from operations, worse than $320 million in the year-ago period. Revenue decreased to $581 million, from $609 million in the year-ago period, and below McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Sid Parakh’s estimate of $679 million.<\/p>\n

And operating income jumped at the Entertainment and Devices business despite relatively flat revenue. The division, including the Xbox, reported $375 million in operating income, more than double the year-ago quarter, on almost flat sales of $4.75 billion.<\/p>\n

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